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Chuno Sauce (Thickened Worcestershire Sauce)
March 7, 2026
Chuno sauce
Chuno sauce poured over tonkatsu
Chuno sauce is a uniquely Japanese seasoning first sold by a soy sauce manufacturer in 1964. Chuno sauce is a Japanese classification system where sauces are categorized into three types based on viscosity: Worcestershire sauce, chuno sauce, and thick sauce. The well-known Worcestershire sauce has the lowest viscosity among these, while chuno sauce has a thicker consistency than Worcestershire sauce. The basic ingredients for chuno sauce are vegetables and fruits: tomatoes, apples, onions, lemons, prunes, carrots, dates, and others are used. Juices, extracts, purees, or concentrated forms of these are employed. Chuno sauce contains more vegetable and fruit fiber than Worcestershire sauce, creating a thicker consistency and mellow sweetness. Additional sweetness, vinegar, salt, and spices are then added. Chuno sauce is commonly used on fried foods like korokke (croquettes) and tonkatsu (deep-fried breaded pork cutlets), as well as yakisoba noodles. It's a versatile seasoning that can be used in various dishes such as hamburg steak, Japanese curry and rice, and spaghetti with meat sauce. It easily enhances the richness and flavor of your cooking. If you're curious about chuno sauce, why not try purchasing some? You can find chuno sauce from several manufacturers sold at any Japanese supermarket.
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You may imagine healthy, colorful, beautiful, high quality, traditional, etc. Can you imagine cooking Japanese food at home? Most people may think that it is difficult.
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It may be difficult to obtain all Japanese foodstuffs and seasonings, so we have included substitutions you can make. If you cannot get any Japanese foodstuffs or seasonings at the shops in your neighborhood, you can purchase them at numerous sites on the Internet.
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Because the Japanese cuisine has many low-calorie foods, you can have a healthy meal naturally and may not gain weight even if you eat a little too much.
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You may think that healthy and easy- to-cook food is not delicious, but that is not so with J-Simple Recipes.
J-Simple Recipes includes some international dishes with a Japanese twist, too. For example, even if you are just frying meat or vegetables, you can add soy sauce as the final seasoning in order to give any international dish a Japanese twist. So you can easily begin to like Japanese food.
Everyone has their own eating traditions, but if you add just a few Japanese recipes, your cooking experience will expand.
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